Bahrain mosque damage shows plight to ease unrest
World
March 21, 2012
Bahrain mosque damage shows plight to ease unrest
MANAMA, Bahrain — At some point before dawn, the vandals struck with brutal efficiency, smashing the windows at one of…
Israel threatens to deport South Sudanese
World
March 21, 2012
Israel threatens to deport South Sudanese
JERUSALEM — Four years ago, the wives of the leaders of Israel and Egypt used their clout to help an…
Villagers: Afghan slayings were act of retaliation
World
March 20, 2012
Villagers: Afghan slayings were act of retaliation
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Residents of an Afghan village near where an American soldier is alleged to have killed 16 civilians…
Attacks in 8 Iraqi cities target police and pilgrims, killing 46 ahead of summit
World
March 20, 2012
Attacks in 8 Iraqi cities target police and pilgrims, killing 46 ahead of summit
BAGHDAD — A torrent of bombings and shootings ripped across eight Iraqi cities on Tuesday, targeting police and Shia pilgrims…
Human Rights Watch accuses some Syrian opposition forces of abuses
Egypt
March 20, 2012
Human Rights Watch accuses some Syrian opposition forces of abuses
BEIRUT — Armed elements of the Syrian opposition have carried out serious abuses including the kidnapping and torture of security…
Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
World
March 19, 2012
Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
BASRA, Iraq — Followers of the anti-American Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday demanded better living conditions in Iraq on…
Motorcycle gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
World
March 19, 2012
Motorcycle gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France — A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of…
Bahrain opposition bloc: Free political prisoners before possible talks
World
March 19, 2012
Bahrain opposition bloc: Free political prisoners before possible talks
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain’s main opposition groups say authorities must free all political prisoners before possible talks on ending the…
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
World
March 19, 2012
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces clashed Monday with gunmen in an upscale neighborhood of the capital Damascus that is home…
Report: Syria arms imports surge, with Russia its main supplier
World
March 19, 2012
Report: Syria arms imports surge, with Russia its main supplier
STOCKHOLM — Syria imported nearly six times more weapons in 2007-2011 than in the previous five-year period, with Russia accounting…